Activity 1

Activity 2

1. Besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ verb: When someone or something is besieged, a lot of people surround them.
When the pop star tried to leave her hotel, she was besieged by waiting journalists and fans.

2. Equestrian /ɪˈkwes.tri.ən/ adjective: connected with the riding of horses.

They plan to hold the Olympics' equestrian events in another part of the city.

3. Beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ preposition: In or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or
something.
Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers.

4. Sealed /siːld/ adjective: Closed.

The host opened the sealed envelope containing the names of the winners.

5. Fate /feɪt/ noun: what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative,
such as death or defeat.
We want to decide our own fate.

6. Cavalry /ˈkæv.əl.ri/ noun: The group of soldiers in an army who fight in tanks, or (especially in
the past) on horses.
The cavalry is behind the rows following the center which is filled with men and materiel.

7. Toppling (present participle of topple) Topple /ˈtɑː.pəl/ verb: To (cause to) lose balance and fall down.
The tree toppled and fell.

8. Graced (past simple participle of grace) Grace /ɡreɪs/ verb: To be in a place, on a thing etc. and make it
look more attractive.
Her face has graced the covers of magazines across the world.

9. Landmark /ˈlænd.mɑːrk/ noun: A building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you
can use to judge where you are.
The Rock of Gibraltar is one of Europe's most famous landmarks.

10. Alongside /əˈlɑːŋ.saɪd/ adverb: Next to, or together with.

Most of the staff refused to work alongside the new team.

11. Ardent /ˈɑːr.dənt/ adjective: Showing strong feelings.

An ardent supporter of Manchester United.

12. Railway /ˈreɪl.weɪ/ noun: The companies, work, and people involved in transporting people and goods
by train.
We live close to the railway line.

Article summary:

These days in which the monument to the independence fighter Simón Bolívar is at the epicenter of the social
protest that is besieging Bogotá, Bogotá’s Institute of Cultural Patrimony (IDPC) decides to move the equestrian
Liberator from his pedestal.

The decision to transfer the sculpture is based on safety concerns after vandals set tires on fire under the statue
at the end of the day of the national strike on May 19, further weakening the iron and stone of a tower.
designed by Italian architects Angiolo Mazzoni and Ludovico Consortiel.

The Ministry of Culture maintains the 3-ton horse and rider statue to prevent it from being vandalized in future
protests, until its inauguration in Bogotá's Independence Park.